Tag: why I play

I have come to the knowledge that beautiful things have dents and scratches, too. Beautiful things are broken. Beautiful things are flawed. And, the fact of the matter is that—in my seventeen years—I have never come across a single thing or person who is utterly free of the stains of past or present mistakes. I […]

The reason I think school spirit is so important in high school is because it’s just fun. High school presents such a unique opportunity to cheer on a team that you have a personal connection with. You get to represent your school even when you aren’t playing. I think getting to be with my friends […]

I play football for many reasons, but my primary motivation relates to an incident that took place when I was very young. When I was two-years-old, the doctors diagnosed me with an incurable bone disease; they said it would prevent me from ever playing competitive sports. My journey went from being a sheltered, fragile toddler […]

About 10 years ago, I found the sport that would become my passion and my love. After playing soccer, dancing and cheering, I began to realize that my true love for softball far outweighed the other activities I participated in. I tried to play multiple sports, but after a while, I wanted to spend all […]

I was always surrounded by softball when I was little, because my older sister played, and I couldn’t do anything about it. I tried to play soccer when I was 6, but it didn’t last long. I went back to the sport I was around all the time and the one I was truly meant […]

Softball is more than just a sport, it’s a passion of mine that I have been pursuing ever since I was five. I grew up playing all sorts of sports whether it was basketball soccer track or softball, but it wasn’t until I was 8 when I had to make the decision to pursue one […]

Having a pretty busy childhood, I never really get to play sports like most kids did. I started playing volleyball when I was about 9 years old after we moved to Colorado from Florida. Volleyball seemed pretty cool and I made a lot of friends, but when I was young, I never really thought to […]

Soccer is the sport my family was crazy about when I was growing up, and it’s still true to this day. I can always think back to my father telling me his fun stories of playing overseas as a kid, and how I wanted to become a great player like him one day. My journey […]

As a kid I was always active. I played football, baseball and soccer for several years. I remember the constant travelling from one practice, then to a game, back to a team retreat. I always had to be playing something, and I was starting to get bored of the same routine. So one of my […]

For as long as I can remember, tennis has been a part of my life. When I was 4 my mom decided to sign me up for a tennis lesson. I cried, I bawled. There was not one part of my 4 year old self that wanted to be out on that court. However, somewhere […]